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People v. Matkowski

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 28, 1979
67 A.D.2d 1087 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

Opinion

February 28, 1979

Appeal from the Wayne County Court.

Present — Simons, J.P., Hancock, Jr., Schnepp, Witmer and Moule, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The Labor Department investigator was not required to give Miranda warnings before interviewing the defendant for unlawfully receiving unemployment insurance benefits during a time when he was gainfully employed. Even though the department's investigation had been completed and the clear purpose of its interrogation of defendant in its local office was to obtain his admission of guilt, defendant was not in custody and his freedom of action was not curtailed (Beckwith v United States, 425 U.S. 341; Miranda v Arizona, 384 U.S. 436; People v Huffman, 41 N.Y.2d 29; People v Yukl, 25 N.Y.2d 585; People v Rodney P., 21 N.Y.2d 1). Defendant's admission of guilt was not the product of coercion and his statement was voluntary beyond a reasonable doubt (People v Anderson, 42 N.Y.2d 35; CPL 60.45). In view of this determination it is unnecessary to address the separate question of whether an investigator for the Labor Department, whose job is to investigate fraud, is a law enforcement officer within the meaning of CPL 60.45 (subd 2, par [b]).


Summaries of

People v. Matkowski

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 28, 1979
67 A.D.2d 1087 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)
Case details for

People v. Matkowski

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MARTIN MATKOWSKI…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 28, 1979

Citations

67 A.D.2d 1087 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

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